# 연

| 연 | U+C5F0, &#50672; HANGUL SYLLABLE YEON |
| Composition: | ㅇ + ㅕ + ㄴ |
| ← 엯 [U+C5EF] | Hangul Syllables | 엱 → [U+C5F1] |
여역엮엯연엱엲 엳열엵엶엷엸엹 엺엻염엽엾엿였 영옂옃옄옅옆옇 :
| 에 ← | → 예 |

## Korean
### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [jʌ̹n]
* Phonetic hangul: [연]

### Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 年 (“year”)

#### Noun

연 • (yeon) (hanja 年)
* (South Korea) year

##### Usage notes

The original Sino-Korean reading 년 (nyeon) is used when the hanja 연 (年, yeon) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.

##### Alternative forms

* 년 (年, nyeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

##### Derived terms

* 내년/래년 (來年, naenyeon/raenyeon )
* 노년/로년 (老年, nonyeon/ronyeon)
* 만년 (晚年, mannyeon)
* 만년필 (萬年筆, mannyeonpil)
* 성년 (成年, seongnyeon)
* 소년 (少年, sonyeon)
* 연대/년대 (年代, yeondae/nyeondae)
* 연령/년령 (年齡, yeollyeong/nyeollyeong)
* 연말/년말 (年末, yeonmal/nyeonmal)
* 연세/년세 (年歲, yeonse/nyeonse)
* 연세/년세 (年稅, yeonse/nyeonse)
* 윤년 (閏年, yunnyeon)
* 청년 (靑年, cheongnyeon)
* 평년 (平年, pyeongnyeon)
* 학년 (學年, hangnyeon)

##### Related terms

* 년 (年, nyeon) (used as a counter)

### Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

연 • (yeon)
* 然:
    (MC reading: 然 (MC nyen))
* 煙:
    (MC reading: 煙 (MC 'en))
* 硏:
    (MC reading: 硏 (MC ngen))
* 延:
    (MC reading: 延 (MC yen|yenH))
* 燃:
    (MC reading: 燃 (MC nyen))
* 燕:
    (MC reading: 燕 (MC 'en|'enH))
* 沿:
    (MC reading: 沿 (MC ywen))
* 鉛:
    (MC reading: 鉛 (MC ywen))
* 宴:
    (MC reading: 宴 (MC 'enX|'enH))
* 軟:
    (MC reading: 軟 (MC nywenX))
* 演:
    (MC reading: 演 (MC yenX))
* 緣:
    (MC reading: 緣 (MC ywen))
* 衍:
    (MC reading: 衍 (MC yenX|yenH))
* 淵:
    (MC reading: 淵 (MC 'wen))
* 姸:
    (MC reading: 姸)
* 娟:
    (MC reading: 娟 (MC 'jwien))
* 涓:
    (MC reading: 涓 (MC kwen))
* 沇:
    (MC reading: 沇 (MC ywenX))
* 筵:
    (MC reading: 筵 (MC yen))
* 瑌:
    (MC reading: 瑌 (MC nywen|nywenX))
* 娫:
    (MC reading: 娫)
* 嚥:
    (MC reading: 嚥 (MC 'enH))
* 堧:
    (MC reading: 堧 (MC nywen|nwaH))
* 捐:
    (MC reading: 捐 (MC ywen))
* 挻:
    (MC reading: 挻 (MC syen))
* 椽:
    (MC reading: 椽 (MC drjwen))
* 涎:
    (MC reading: 涎 (MC zjen|yenH))
* 縯:
    (MC reading: 縯 (MC yinX|yenX))
* 鳶: kite
    (MC reading: 鳶 (MC ywen))
* 硯:
    (MC reading: 硯 (MC ngenH))
* 曣:
    (MC reading: 曣)
* 㜣:
    (MC reading: 㜣 (MC nyen|syenX|nenH))
* 醼:
    (MC reading: 醼 (MC 'enH))
* 兗:
    (MC reading: 兗)
* 嬿:
    (MC reading: 嬿 (MC 'enX|'enH))
* 莚:
    (MC reading: 莚 (MC yen|yenH))
* 瓀:
    (MC reading: 瓀)
* 均:
    (MC reading: 均 (MC kjwin))
* 戭:
    (MC reading: 戭 (MC yinX|yenX))
* 囦:
    (MC reading: 囦 (MC 'wen))
* 埏:
    (MC reading: 埏 (MC yen|syen))
* 悁:
    (MC reading: 悁 (MC 'jwien))
* 掾:
    (MC reading: 掾 (MC ywenH))
* 櫞:
    (MC reading: 櫞 (MC ywen))
* 渷:
    (MC reading: 渷 (MC ywenX))
* 臙:
    (MC reading: 臙)
* 蜵:
    (MC reading: 蜵)
* 蠕:
    (MC reading: 蠕)
* 讌:
    (MC reading: 讌 (MC 'enH))
* 烟: Alternative form of 煙
    (MC reading: 烟 (MC 'jin|'en))
* 渊: Alternative form of 淵
    (MC reading: 渊)
* 兖: Alternative form of 兗
    (MC reading: 兖 (MC ywenX))
* 妍: Alternative form of 姸
    (MC reading: 妍 (MC ngen))
* 姢: Alternative form of 娟
    (MC reading: 姢)
* 輭: Alternative form of 軟
    (MC reading: 輭 (MC nywenX))
* 䂩: Alternative form of 硯
    (MC reading: 䂩)
* 偄:
    (MC reading: 偄 (MC nywenX|nwanH))
* 唌: to accuse
    (eumhun reading: 참소할 연 (chamsohal yeon)) (MC reading: 唌 (MC dan))
* 嘫:
    (MC reading: 嘫 (MC nrean))
* 噮:
    (MC reading: 噮 (MC 'wenH))
* 羨:
    (MC reading: 羨 (MC yij|zjenH|yenH))
* 豣:
    (MC reading: 豣)
* 鷰:
    (MC reading: 鷰 (MC 'enH))

### Etymology 3

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 련 (ryeon).

#### Syllable

연 • (yeon)
* (South Korea) 連:
    (MC reading: 連 (MC ljen))
* (South Korea) 練:
    (MC reading: 練 (MC lenH))
* (South Korea) 鍊:
    (MC reading: 鍊 (MC lenH))
* (South Korea) 憐:
    (MC reading: 憐 (MC len))
* (South Korea) 聯:
    (MC reading: 聯 (MC ljen))
* (South Korea) 戀:
    (MC reading: 戀 (MC ljwenH))
* (South Korea) 蓮:
    (MC reading: 蓮 (MC len|ljenX))
* (South Korea) 煉:
    (MC reading: 煉)
* (South Korea) 璉:
    (MC reading: 璉 (MC ljenX))
* (South Korea) 攣:
    (MC reading: 攣 (MC ljwen))
* (South Korea) 漣:
    (MC reading: 漣 (MC ljen|ljenH))
* (South Korea) 輦:
    (MC reading: 輦 (MC ljenX))
* (South Korea) 孌:
    (MC reading: 孌 (MC ljwenX|ljwenH))
* (South Korea) 𨏶:
    (MC reading: 𨏶)
* (South Korea) 楝:
    (MC reading: 楝 (MC lenH))
* (South Korea) 湅:
    (MC reading: 湅 (MC lenH))
* (South Korea) 臠:
    (MC reading: 臠 (MC lwan|ljwenX))
* (South Korea) 鏈:
    (MC reading: 鏈 (MC trhjen|ljen))
* (South Korea) 鰊:
    (MC reading: 鰊 (MC lenH))
* (South Korea) 鰱:
    (MC reading: 鰱 (MC ljen))
* (South Korea) 僆:
    (MC reading: 僆 (MC ljenX|lenH))
* (South Korea) 嗹:
    (MC reading: 嗹 (MC len))
* (South Korea) 怜:
    (MC reading: 怜 (MC len|leng))
* (South Korea) 揀:
    (MC reading: 揀 (MC keanX|lenH))
* (South Korea) 聮:
    (MC reading: 聮)

##### Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 련 (ryeon) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 련 (ryeon) to 연 (yeon) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

##### Alternative forms

* 련 (ryeon) — North Korea, Yanbian dialect

### Etymology 4

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 년 (nyeon).

#### Syllable

연 • (yeon)
* (South Korea) 年:
    (MC reading: 年 (MC nen))
* (South Korea) 撚:
    (MC reading: 撚 (MC nenX))
* (South Korea) 碾:
    (MC reading: 碾 (MC nrjenH))
* (South Korea) 秊: Alternative form of 年
    (MC reading: 秊 (MC nen))

##### Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 년 (nyeon) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 년 (nyeon) to 연 (yeon) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

##### Alternative forms

* 년 (nyeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

### References

* Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo).